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This will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workdiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by john murray, londonsecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagesplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)condition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrytitles in gilt to spineno writing or inscriptionspages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the region5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indextop of spine cover missing
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Francis, by which she is honored as its patroness condition - in a very good condition with wear commensurate with age please see the photos as they are an important part of the description this lot will be carefully packed and sent by registered and insured mail read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat her feet a beggar is reaching for the breadplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store29 cm tall and weighing 427g elizabeth of hungary (german: heilige elisabeth von thüringen, hungarian: árpád-házi szent erzsébet; 7 july november ), also known as saint elizabeth of thuringia or saint elisabeth of thuringia, was a princess of the kingdom of hungary, landgravine of thuringia, germany, and a greatly venerated catholic saint who was an early member of the third order of stcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea finely carved gilt wood and polychrome painted statue depicting saint elizabeth of thuringia carrying a loaf of bread and jug of wine19th century, germany standing ca
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In this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new right "a forceful, encyclopedic studysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophy"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsfine unclipped dust-wrapperoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limits
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Formative years spent at eton, oxford and harvard fortified his resolve to enter the political establishment, and by the early seventies he finally achieved his greatest ambitiona spectator book of the year - 'refreshingly and engagingly candid' (jane ridley) see oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever just as his star was in the ascent, waldegrave became embroiled in a scandal which tarnished his reputation, but could not dampen his voracious enthusiasm for the political gameoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'why did you go into politics in the first place?'a question that former cabinet minister has found himself asked, and indeed asking himself, over the years, lord waldegrave's is a life lived through politicsas an fearless young conservative politician in the seventies and eighties, one who witnessed the fall of heath and the triumph and eventual decline of thatcher, waldegrave was firmly at the heart of one of the most exciting and tumultuous periods of modern british historyan unembroidered account of the narcotic effect of politics from one of the most fiercely intellectual governmental figures of the modern age, a different kind of weather is a beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an erathe youngest of seven children, and the son of an earl, waldegrave's quintessentially english upbringing would go on to shape the course of his life, instilling in him a sense of independence and self-discipline needed to steel one for a successful career in government
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Isidore compiled the work between cit contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensilsoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (cthis book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matterisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning
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As the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economythe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencefrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-stateoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
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'the statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction' will be of interest to quantitative researchers and to practicing statisticiansadditional topics include: meta-analysis for summarizing the results of multiple studies of a test; the evaluation of markers for predicting event time data; and procedures for combining the results of multiple tests to improve classificationoxfam books & music norwich the use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practicethe book also covers the theoretical foundations for statistical inference and will be of interest to academic statisticiansinternal pages are clean and free of marksproblems relating to missing and imperfect reference data are discussed in detaila variety of worked examples are providedmain topics include: estimation and comparison of measures of accuracy, including receiver operating characteristic curves; regression frame-works for assessing factors that influence test accuracy and for comparing tests while adjusting for such factors; and sample size calculations and other issues pertinent to study designbook cover contains a few marks but item is in generally good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating the accuracy of medical tests
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Bourne develops this account and shows how it is consonant with aspects of the work of a range of contemporary theologians including stanley hauerwas, john milbank, karl barth, and dietrich bonhoefferthe book concludes by developing an account of the impact such a theological realism and practice of critique might have on contemporary political theory--with explorations of the doxological nature of social change, the changing shape of the state, governmentality and political sovereignty, and the status and role of religious communities in civil societyin developing this theological realism, the book furnishes an account of christian criticism capable of addressing key debates in contemporary theology and political theoryhe demonstrates that only a vigorous theological realism, grounded in the universal lordship of christ, is capable of providing a foundation for local, particular, and ad hoc practices of critiqueoxfam books & music lancaster seek the peace of the city provides a robust engagement with the theological foundations and practices of christian social and political criticismbourne begins by arguing for the public status of theological political claimssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis realism bases social and political criticism in the purposes of a nonviolent, patient, and reconciling godrichard bourne identifies a theological realism found in the work of john howard yoder
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edthe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areaswith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychologythese and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contexts) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neurosciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experiencein philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfpoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theory
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Details the creation of a national judiciary in the united states under the act of and traces the supreme court's development through its first decade of existencethe book is organised into three partsthese three parts are divided into seventeen chapters, together with a statistical analysis of the business of the supreme court from to and substantial notes on manuscript sourcesin this first volume, julius goebel jrin the final part of the book, he explains how early legislation affected the judiciary and the initial experience of the circuit courts and of the supreme courtgoebel then goes on to depict the constitutional convention, the ensuing debate over ratification, and the framing of the bill of rights antecedents and beginnings to is the first of twelve volumes in the oliver wendell holmes devise history of the supreme court of the united statesbook is in good condition, few white marks on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead history of the supreme court of the united states: volume 1 by julius goebel jrthe first part describes the background of american constitutionalism
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The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the battle of the atlantic and the war in north africabut, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction  from robert harris and ian mcewan to andrew hodges' biography of turing what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? what was life like for them an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? sinclair mckay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at bletchley park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed angus wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) of a youthful roy jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's workthis country house in the buckinghamshire countryside was home to britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like alan turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology  indeed, the birth of modern computingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham bletchley park was where one of the war's most famous  and crucial  achievements was made: the cracking of germany's enigma code in which its most important military communications were couched
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Because the world is seen as being "mind-only" or "consciousness-only", all phenomena are void, empty of self (atman) and illusory: there are four things by the fulfilling of which an earnest disciple may gain self-realisation of noble wisdom and become a bodhisattva-mahasattva: first, he must have a clear understanding that all things are only manifestations of the mind itself; second, he must discard the notion of birth, abiding and disappearance; third, he must clearly understand the egolessness of both things and personsthe most important doctrine issuing from the lankavatara sutra is that of the primacy of consciousness (sktvijñana) and the teaching of consciousness as the only realityas to the first; he must recognise and be fully convinced that this triple world is nothing but a complex manifestation of one's mental activities; that it is devoid of selfness and its belongings; that there are no strivings, no comings, no goingsoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the lankavatara sutra draws upon the concepts and doctrines of yogacara and buddha-naturein the sutra, the buddha asserts that all the objects of the world, and the names and forms of experience, are merely manifestations of the mind: on the contrary my teaching is based upon the recognition that the objective world, like a vision, is a manifestation of the mind itself; it teaches the cessation of ignorance, desire, deed and causality; it teaches the cessation of suffering that arises from the discrimination of the triple worldas to the second; he must recognise and be convinced that all things are to be regarded as forms seen in a vision and a dream, empty of substance, un-born and without self-nature; that all things exist only by reason of a complicated network of causationas to the third; he must recognise and patiently accept the fact that his own mind and personality is also mind-constructed, that it is empty of substance, unborn see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe must recognise and accept the fact that this triple world is manifested and imagined as real only under the influence of habit-energy that has been accumulated since the beginningless past by reason of memory, false-imagination, false-reasoning, and attachments to the multiplicities of objects and reactions in close relationship and in conformity to ideas of body-property-and-abode
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What they actually do and how they go about it is in the service of their purposes and their goalsthe central focus of the clinician and of this book is the patientaccording to eric cassell, everything else, including the disease, is secondarywhen physicians act in medicine they have some purpose or goal in mindsuch goals cover a wide range of topics centering on patients, the doctor-patient relationship, the acts of doctoring patients, and the goals involved in being a physician among other physicians working within the institutions of medicinethe nature of clinical medicine takes its direction from a catalog of goals of medicine that range from the expected diagnosis and treatment of diseases to wider concerns for patients, for physicians, and for medicine itselfclinical medicine, as a thinking discipline, is concerned not only with what clinicians do, but whysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe care of the dying, what thinking itself is, and finally, why would one want to do this exciting and rewarding but difficult work, come under discussion in this bookoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , oxford university pressthe chapters are specific in teaching the kinds of knowledge that clinicians require in order to be able to achieve these goalsusing many examples from real-life medical practice, each chapter examines the different kinds of thought involved in caring for the patientcassell takes on a variety of difficult issues, from thinking about values to developing wisdoma very clean and tidy copy
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This is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violence on our planetat the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolutionthrough meditations and simple techniques, eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to "a life of grace, ease, and lightnessan essential aspect of this awakening involves transcending our ego-based state of consciousnessyour path to enlightenment: practicing the power of now extracts the essence from eckhart's teachings in his new york times bestseller, the power of now (translated into 33 languages)readers of other transformational self-help books such as the four agreements, the miracle morning, braving the wilderness, and the book of joy will want to read practicing the power of nowhis views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guruin the power of now and his subsequent book practicing the power of now, eckhart shares the enlightenment he himself experienced after a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his life" the aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday life"the next step in human evolution: eckhart's profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morepracticing the power of now shows us how to free ourselves from "enslavement to the mindeckhart tolle: eckhart tolle, a spiritual teacher and author who was born in germany and educated at the universities of london and cambridge, is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most inspiring spiritual teachersoxfam bookshop cheltenham new york times bestselling author eckhart tolle - a key to happiness is living in the nowpractice the power of now: if you, like many others, have benefited from the transformative experience of reading the power of now, you will want to own and read practicing the power of now
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead collateral circulation of the heart by christian seiler the sober explanation for this book is a call by the springer-verlag, london, to edit a publication on 'the functional relevance of the collateral circulation' of the heartlike new with clean pages insideit would be naive, to assume the present work to be free of erroneous oversimplification, because the very nature of scientific work is related to generating (simple) hypotheses with their subsequent falsificationalternatively, it could be 'sold' as the result of my intention to reduce entropy of 18 years of scientific work on the topic of the coronary circulation, which was itself meant to diminish the amount of 'useless' energythis can be exemplified by the historic view of angina pectoris, which used to be simplified as being always fatal, thus obscuring for nearly two centuries the view of a 'self-healing' mechanism such as the collateral circulation of the heartsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch a process of reducing disarray in a system with the aim of grasping it better is related to simplification, which carries the risk of introducing errorin that context and bluntly, my primary interest in the field of the collateral circulation was not initiated with a vision of eradicating the consequences of coronary artery disease (cad) by promoting the growth of natural bypassesthe time for such sizeable ideas had passed in the 's with the start of the work by wolfgang schaper
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They now extend intersubjectivity theory to a rethinking of the foundational pillars of psychoanalytic theory since they have already demonstrated the degree to which psychological theory is influenced by the subjective world of the psychological theorist, explored the various "structures of subjectivity" that organize the subjective world, and applied the intersubjective perspective to a broad array of clinical issuescontexts of being is the conceptual culmination of stolorow and atwood's earlier studies, giving them a forum to explain why the perspective of intersubjectivity cannot be reduced to a clinical sensibility that can be grafted onto existing psychoanalytic theoryin this volume, the authors complete the circle begun with faces in a cloud () and continued with structures of subjectivity () and psychoanalytic treatment: an intersubjective approach (- with brandchaft)rather, the authors argue, the intersubjective perspective has methodological and epistemological implications that mandate a radical revision of all aspects of psychoanalytic thoughtnot only a cogent elaboration of these implications, the volume is also an important first step in effecting the sweeping revision that follows from them see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in very good condition; it is slightly upturned on the back covers bottom left cornerthe authors then proceed to a series of chapters that reframe, from the standpoint of intersubjectivity theory, basic assumptions of the psychoanalytic theory of mental life concluding chapters on "varieties of therapeutic alliance" and "varieties of therapeutic impasse" further exemplify the ability of intersubjectivity theory to reorient the psychoanalytic therapist, thus providing fresh strategies for understanding and addressing the most challenging clinical contingenciesbeginning with an in-depth critique of the concept of the isolated individual mind, stolorow and atwood argue that this myth has long obstructed recognition of the intersubjective foundations of psychological life
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Oxfam bookshop stirling very good gloss illustrated dust jacket, crease along top edgetext block is clean and binding solid"this book examines the origins, development and history of the cult of saint catherine of siena" see oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good black clothgerald parsons argues that the cult of catherine of siena constitutes a remarkable example of the cult of a particular saint which, across more than six centuries, has been the vehicle for an evolving sequence of civil religious rituals and meaningshe shows how the cult of this particular saint developed, firstly, as an expression of sienese civil religion; secondly, as a focus for italian civil religion; and finally into an expression of european civil religioninstead of the predominantly devotional - and frequently essentially hagiographical - approach of much of the literature on catherine of siena, parsons examines the significance of her cult from the perspective of civil religion and the social history of religion
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Lot of 19 pair of shoes (size uk 4- eu 37), some new and the others just a little worn + free gift a pair of bamboo insole (the black sneackers are not included)collection only please see pictures for informationinclude 19 pairs: - 2 pairs of brown boots - 1 pair of orange and 1 pair of pink high heels - 1 pair of red trainers - 1 pair of pink sandals with heels - 1 pair of green sandals - 1 pair of red flowers block sandals - 1 pair of black sandals - 1 pair of black boots - 1 pair of black block sandals - 1 pair of black block boots - 1 pair of black heels morgan - 1 pair of white block sandals - 1 pair of grey velvet block sandals - 2 pairs of yellow sandals - 1 pair of red sandals with rhinestones - 1 pair of green sandals with glitter read more
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Publisher: soleil 1st printing_; berni wrightson's last masterpiece in a gorgeous french editionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiberni wrightson's frankenstein: le monstre est vivant large-size, europen, french-language, hardcover album5 art books by masters of the macabre the art of ploog_vol2 publisher: fbg 1st printing_ condition: nm a career retrospective of one of comicdom's greatest horror artistslavishly illustrated by dave_mckean, sam_keith, mike_dringenberg, kelley_ jones & othersclassic b&w tales by the master of macabre storytellingploog is famous for his work on: werewolf_by_night monster_of_frankenstein ghost_riderberni wrightson's reaper of love and other stories publisher: fantagraphics 1st fantagraphics edition, a handsome softcover with french flapsmac raboy: master_of_the_comics author: roger hill publisher: twomorrows 1st printing_ condition: nm biography of one of the greatest artists of the golden ageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition; very_goodsandman: king_of_dreams author: alisa_kwitney, publisher: chronicle_books 1st printing_ condition: very_good a retrospective of neil gaiman's seminal fantasy seriesmonster makers art packhis classic style was in the tradition of alex (flash gordon) raymondcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecontains scans of the original artwork
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In the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathologyin addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either categorywhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindsthey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's ownin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreadingin reading other minds, the imagination plays a central roleas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindhowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingthe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviournone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centurywhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacityoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our livesnichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreading
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Oxfam bookshop hertford a story in this collection has been longlisted for the sunday times efg short story award as it was, it was like being set down in the best of poems, carried into a cold landscape, blindfolded, turned around, unblindfolded, forced, then, to invent new ways of seeingthe detectives working on the case search through the footage of mendelssohn's movements, captured by cameras in his home and on the streetlater he leaves the house to meet his son elliot for lunch, and when eliot departs mid-meal, mendelssohn continues eating alone as the snow falls heavily outsideit is a cold day in january when jold and frail, he is entirely reliant on the help of his paid carer, and as he waits for the heating to come on, the clacking of the pipes stirs memories of the past; of his childhood in lithuania and dublin, of his distinguished career as a judge, and of his late wife, eileentheir work is like that of a poet: the search for a random word that, included at the right instance, will suddenly make sense of everythingmendelssohn wakes in his upper east side apartmenttold from a multitude of perspectives, in lyrical, hypnotic prose, thirteen ways of looking is a ground-breaking novella of true resonancesee oxfam website for delivery information read moremoments after he leaves the restaurant he is brutally attackedaccompanied by three equally powerful stories set in afghanistan, galway and london, this is a tribute to humanity's search for meaning and grace, from a writer at the height of his form, capable of imagining immensities even in the smallest corners of our lives
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Emperor of the d'haran empire, war wizard, the seeker of truth--none of these roles mean as much to him as his newest: husband to his beloved kahlan amnell, mother confessor of the midlandsseparated and fighting for their lives, richard and kahlan will be tested to the utmostthis is a boxed set of 3 booksbut now the power-mad emperor jagang confronts richard with a swift and inexorable foe: a mystical plague cutting a deadly swath across the land and slaying thousands of innocent victimsgood condition overallthis mass market boxed set is the second bundle in the bestselling the sword of truth series by terry goodkindbook covers creased, slight yellowing to pages, spines creased and bridgedit includes volumes 4-6: temple of the winds, soul of the fire, and faith of the fallenbook 4: temple of the winds wielding the sword of truth, richard rahl has battled death itself and come to the defense of the d'haran peoplebut their wedding day is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway countryoxfam bookshop glossop road some shelf wear to boxbook 5: soul of the fire richard rahl has traveled far from his roots as a simple woods guidesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, kahlan raises an army and goes into battle against forces threatening armed insurrection in the midlandsrichard heads into the old world with cara, the mord-sith, while his beloved kahlan remains behindnow a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless wastebook 6: faith of the fallen emperor jagang is rising once again in the old world and richard must face him, on his own turf
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Techniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themthis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescoafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesthe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapscontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500the concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsspecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & nature
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Age 9 and over --susan harrison see oxfam website for delivery information read moreback at hogwarts, harry's movements are restricted by the presence of the dementors--guards from azkaban on the look out for blackhe fully expects to be expelled from hogwarts for his blatant flaunting of the rule not to use magic outside term time, but the arrival of the mysterious knight bus and a meeting with cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, result in harry enjoying the rest of the holidays in the wonderful surroundings of the leaky cauldronreview:age 9 and overharry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third, and possibly the best, book in the phenomenally successful, award-winning harry potter series by jk rowlinglisteners will be enthralled by the classic novel brought vividly to lifeafter just about surviving yet another summer with the dreadful dursleys, the arrival of aunt marge is the final straw and, in a fit of anger, harry casts a spell on her, causing her to blow up like a balloonmeanwhile sirius black--one-time friend of harry's parents, implicated in their murder and follower of "you- know-who"--escapes from azkaban and this has serious implications for harrystephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords are a perfect match for rowling's superb storytelling, and fry manages to give even further depth to a complex and absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical tale that, once heard, will never be forgottenoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait to start his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry after the summer holidaysbut there's a tense atmosphere at hogwarts with an escaped murderer on the loose and the sinister prison guards of azkaban guarding the school
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Forty internationally renowned specialists from various countries provide a broad introduction to the study of the eve of civilizationstarting from the origins of humankind to the first societies years ago, the events, chronologically charted, present a comprehensive picture of how civilization emerged and developed over this periodthis major undertaking required an international commission and the co-operation of some 450 distinguished specialists, in a great number of disciplines, from all over the worldparticular attention is given to archeological aspectsa truly interdisciplinary work, the history of humanity sheds new light on many hitherto unknown features of our common pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe new edition, now called history of humanity, is a radical new work providing an account of cultural and scientific achievements in the light of new facts and methods of historiographical investigationafter almost fifteen years of intensive work, unesco presents an entirely revised and updated edition of this major work in seven volumes
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They conclude with the early buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across pakistan and north india, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforwardit will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in generaldrawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in india and pakistan from its earliest roots in palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great indus civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of indo-aryan speaking peoplesmany spectacular discoveries of archaeological significance have been made in the indian subcontinent since the first appearance of raymond and bridget allchin's book the birth of indian civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subjectoffering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, the rise of civilization in india and pakistan will be invaluable to students of south asian culture and early historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecambridge world archeologyoxfam bookshop leeds 379ppadvances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of indian civilisationin the rise of civilization in india and pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in south asiathe authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagrams
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Oxfam shop evesham this is the first account of russia's second revolution - the country's dramatic, wrenching transition from communist central planning to a market economyin the final stage of the book, freeland chronicles the end of the first wave of russia's capitalist revolution, detailing the economic crisis currently rumbling through the countrywritten by one of the finest writers on contemporary russia, it is told by interweaving high politics with glimpses of the revolution's impact on the lives of ordinary peoplewoven through the book are remarkable stories - of yeltsin's use of popular psychics, of the might of the 'robber barons' who form alliances with criminal mafia gangs, of machiavellian politicians who 'have dealt with the devil and believe they have made a good bargain'this was the height of market euphoria when, despite the chaos of everyday life, a prosperous future seemed within easy reachsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebeginning with a sharp portrayal of the dismal living conditions in the soviet union, she moves on to the romantic early days of the capitalist transformation
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They are concerned with race, gender and globalisationthe collection is structured in three parts and these are heart-stoppingly introduced by a prayer for the dead of 9/11, a meditation on martin luther king and a eulogy for james baldwinthe duty of the press and the role of the artistshe was a magician with language, who understood the power of words" - oprah winfreya vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered american writersspanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around us'the nobel lecture in literature, see oxfam website for delivery information read moremouth full of blood is a powerful, erudite and essential gathering of ideas that speaks to us allshe speaks to graduating students and visitors to both the louvre and america's black holocaust museum"she was our consciencemorrison's nobel lecture, on the power of language, is accompanied by lectures to amnesty international and the newspaper association of americathroughout mouth full of blood our search for truth, moral integrity and expertise is met by toni morrison with controlled anger, elegance and literary excellenceshe revisits the bluest eye, sula and beloved; reassessing the novels that have become touchstones for generations of readersit celebrates morrison's extraordinary contribution to the literary worldbut we do languagethat may be the measure of our livesthat may be the meaning of life'word-work is sublime, she thinks, because it is generative; it makes meaning that secures our difference, our human difference-the way in which we are like no other lifethe sweep of american history and the current state of politicsshe used them to roil us, to wake us, to educate us and help us grapple with our deepest wounds and try to comprehend themour truth-teller
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In of time and lamentation, raymond tallis rises to this challenge and explores the nature and meaning of time and how best to understand itoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon of time and lamentation by raymond tallis agenda publishing pp hardback£ time's mysteries seem to resist comprehension and what remains, once the familiar metaphors are stripped away, can stretch even the most profound philosopherour temporal lives deserve a richer attention than is afforded by the equations of mathematical physicsthe first part of the book, "killing time" is a formidable critique of the spatialized and mathematized account of time arising from physical sciencequestions about "the stuff" of time  such as instants and intervals  about time and change, and the relationship between objective and subjective time, open on to wider discussions about time and causation, the irruption of subjectivity and intentionality into a material universe, and the relationship between time and freedomthose, like tallis himself, who seek to find a place at which the scientific and humanistic views of humanity can be reconciled, will celebrate his placing of human consciousness at the heart of time, and his showing that we are "more than cogs in the universal clock, forced to collaborate with the very progress that pushes us towards our own midnight"the culmination of some twenty years of thinking, writing and wondering about (and within) time, it is a bold, original and thought-provoking workfor most of us, time is composed of mornings, afternoons and evenings and expressed in hurry, hope, longing, waiting, enduring, planning, joyful expectation and griefyet, physics has little or nothing to say about this time, the time as it is livedthe passage of time, the direction of time and time travel are critically examined and the relationship between mathematics and reality, and the nature of the observer, are exploredwith the scientistic reduction of time set aside and lived time reaffirmed, tallis digs deeper into the nature of time itself in the final part, "finding time"for anyone who has puzzled over the nature of becoming, wondered whether time is inseparable from change, whether time is punctuate or continuous, or even whether time, itself, is real, of time and lamentation will provoke and entertainpart 2, "human time" examines tensed time, the reality of time as it is lived: what we mean by "now", how we make sense of past and future events, and the idea of eternitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith characteristic fearlessness, tallis seeks to reclaim time from the jaws of physicsthinking about it is to meditate on our own mortalityvery good condition, apparently unreadthe story told by caesium clocks, quantum theory and lorentz coordinates, tallis argues, needs to be supplemented by one of moss on rocks, tears on faces and the long narratives of our human journey
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Others are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographersan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social context
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